JC, agreed on the drawbacks to CFLs, LED have tremendous promise once price is there. Right now LED is prohibitively expensive for the majority of people. I hope that changes. The point of AmericanGreen.tv by the way is to help people "get it" including the producers and staff. So please join in and share your thoughts. I think the majority of "green buffs" are actually trying to point their choices in a better direction. Like most net debates, this one will become heated but hopefully lead to better practices and better information.

I can't believe people, including these green buffs don't get it. These compact fluorescents contain mercury in them, that's going to be lovely in land fills. LEDs are more efficient, more of a natural light (helps Seasonal Affective Disorder, and are less harmful.